Republicans rejected Kevin McCarthy as speaker and now the U.S. House is in chaos
Some 19 Republicans voted for members other than McCarthy on the first ballot. The vote marked the first time since 1923 that Congress did not elect a speaker on the first try. Republicans won 222 seats in the midterm elections and McCarthy cannot lose more than four votes. McCarthy, who faces a…
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